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Verandering

“Verandering” is pretty much like ‘change’ in English. However when somebody asks you for ‘change’ for the parking meter, you will be asked for ‘wisselgeld’ or ‘kleingeld’. Of course you can offer the person real change, by suggesting a bicycle 😉

– “Hallo, met Lindsay, ik wil graag een verandering aanbrengen in de tekst, kun je even langskomen om het te bespreken?” (“Hi, this is Lindsay speaking, I would like to make a change in your text, can you drop by to discuss it?”)

Example:– “Ik heb de broek aangepast in de winkel; ze zijn nu de lengte aan het aanpassen, en ik kan hem volgende week ophalen.”(“I tried the pants / pair of trousers on in the store; they will adjust the length, and I can pick them up next week.”)

3 thoughts on “Verandering”

It could be a completely different etymological chain, but the (Ameri)English expression, “Variety is the spice of life” sounds a lot like “Verandering van spijs doet eten”.
(Just sayin’.)
Great post — and thank you.